Citing a recent tragedy in which a young woman was struck by a truck while pedaling in an unprotected bike lane, Baker noted that three-quarters of his 22-person firm bikes to work at least some of the time. A protected bike lane outside the office would help ensure that his employees get to and from the office safely, he said, and have more enjoyable riding experiences en route.

But Baker is also thinking about his own bottom line. As a veteran in Bay Area real estate and development, he’s been around long enough to see that wide streets with fast-moving car traffic tend to depress property values, while buildings on streets with new bicycle facilities and pedestrian improvements have actually appreciated.

“I own the office. I know that if we had protected bike lanes out there, it will improve my property value,” he said. “World class bike networks can’t come soon enough.”

And we’re adding one more picture to the presentation,The Oak Street Bike Lane at Baker Street. Fully separated and it has the green pavement. This is the idea we are trying to implement on 17th Street between Church and Sanchez Streets. Our lane would be a two way bike corridor and would have to be stronger at the entrance to avoid cars using it as a pull up drop off ramp.